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Birmingham General Hospital

In research, Birmingham General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,596 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,433 of 20,462 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,132 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,060
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#559
of 2,253
Research works
1.3k
▲ 91% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
25.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Birmingham General Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #3,596 of 17,978 21.8%902
Health SciencesDomain #4,433 of 20,462 21.9%958
SurgerySubfield #1,132 of 4,227 25.5%218
Life SciencesDomain #6,338 of 14,347 16.5%227
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,679 of 7,814 15.8%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Birmingham General Hospital sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.58× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Birmingham General Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, W. T. Cooke, M R B Keighley and J Alexander-Williams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Birmingham General Hospital.

  1. 1 W. T. Cooke United Kingdom · #12,498 worldwide 532 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 M R B Keighley United Kingdom · #19,276 worldwide 363 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 J Alexander-Williams United Kingdom · #23,809 worldwide 334 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 R N Allan United Kingdom · #79,729 worldwide 190 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 John A. Williams United Kingdom · #85,991 worldwide 84 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Margaret Fitzgerald United Kingdom · #88,040 worldwide 193 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 H Thompson United Kingdom · #132,886 worldwide 207 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 D. W. Burdon United Kingdom · #162,712 worldwide 179 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 M R B Keighley United Kingdom · #223,479 worldwide 73 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 M. J. Meynell United Kingdom · #277,392 worldwide 108 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Birmingham General Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Birmingham General Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Pathogenesis, Inflammation, Complications and Genetics.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology224▲ 4.4×95 topics
  2. Inflammation91▲ 3.0×61 topics
  3. Diagnosis84▲ 6.5×35 topics
  4. Treatment82▲ 5.0×39 topics
  5. Inflammatory Bowel Disease64▲ 47×5 topics
  6. Pathogenesis60▲ 8.4×17 topics
  7. Complications57▲ 8.8×17 topics
  8. Genetics56▲ 5.7×15 topics
  9. Quality of Life52▲ 3.0×28 topics
  10. Management51▲ 5.2×27 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines50▲ 7.0×14 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease46▲ 3.3×26 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome46▲ 4.2×19 topics
  14. Diabetes42▲ 6.3×18 topics
  15. Risk Factors40▲ 3.0×28 topics
  16. Immunology36▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Crohn's Disease34▲ 33×2 topics
  18. Surgical Management33▲ 5.8×19 topics
  19. Therapies31▲ 69×1 topic
  20. Ulcerative Colitis31▲ 69×1 topic
  21. Proton Pump Inhibitors31▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Guidelines30▲ 5.0×11 topics
  23. Antibiotic Resistance28▲ 5.6×11 topics
  24. Intestinal Permeability27▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Children27▲ 8.2×6 topics
  26. Heart Failure27▲ 4.7×12 topics
  27. Neoadjuvant Therapy24▲ 8.6×4 topics
  28. Antimicrobial Resistance24▲ 7.5×9 topics
  29. Healthcare-Associated Infections24▲ 15×5 topics
  30. Laparoscopic Surgery24▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Collagenous Colitis23▲ 71×1 topic
  32. Microscopic Colitis23▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Glycemic Control23▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Weight Loss22▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Fistulas22▲ 47×2 topics
  36. Adults22▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Hemorrhoids22▲ 90×1 topic
  38. Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy22▲ 90×1 topic
  39. Genetic Variants21▲ 7.8×6 topics
  40. Type 1 Diabetes21▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Birmingham General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy, Reproductive Health and Contraception, Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Studies and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies.

Hemodynamic Monitoring a…1Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy: 1 fractional worksReproductive Health and Contraception: 0 fractional worksGestational Trophoblastic Disease Studies: 0 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclamps…0Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 0 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 0 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 0 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coag…0Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 0 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surgery: 0 fractional worksMuscle and Compartmental Disorders: 0 fractional worksGastroesophageal reflux and treatments: 0 fractional works
SurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthObstetrics and GynecologyCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  3. 3 Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  4. 4 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  5. 5 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Muscle and Compartmental Disorders Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available28.6%not open71.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Birmingham General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 91% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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